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macronation

The English word “macronation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An internationally recognised country, as opposed to a micronation; a sovereign state, especially a member or observer state of the United Nations.
  2. A large country; a sovereign state of considerable size, population or both.
  3. A large nation; a nation of considerable size in population or membership.

Etymology

From macro- (“large”) + nation (“a country; a sovereign state”). The micronational sense was likely formed as an antonym of micronation, which was derived from micro- (“small”) + nation (“country”). First attested on 26 November 1996 (see quotations).

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